3854 George

3854 George
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Shoemaker
E. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date13 March 1983
Designations
(3854) George
Named after
George Shoemaker [1][2]
(discoverer's father-in-law)
1983 EA
Mars-crosser [3] · Hungaria [1][4]
background [5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc35.61 yr (13,007 d)
Aphelion2.1463 AU
Perihelion1.6384 AU
1.8923 AU
Eccentricity0.1342
2.60 yr (951 d)
13.729°
0° 22m 42.96s / day
Inclination24.207°
8.4004°
87.500°
Earth MOID0.7879 AU (306.9 LD)
Physical characteristics
3.023±0.554 km[6][7]
3.26±0.65 km[8]
3.62±0.36 km[9]
3.3398±0.0002 h[10]
0.22[8]
0.308[9]
0.458[6][7]
S (assumed)[4]
14.00[6][7]
14.10[3][4][9]
14.2[1]
14.72[8]

3854 George, provisional designation: 1983 EA, is a stony Hungaria asteroid and Mars-crosser from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 March 1983, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The unlikely synchronous binary system has a rotation period of 3.3 hours.[4] It was named after the discoverer's father-in-law, George Shoemaker.[1]

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